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Spirit of America
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Track Listing
- Panda Bear
- Drowsy Maggie
- Royal American Medley
- Captain O'Kain/Rover Reform'd
- O'Farrell's
- Two Sided Show
- Songs of War
- Paddy O'Rafferty
- Baroquasaurus
- The boys of Bluehill
- Spirit of America 1995
- Yankee Doodle
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #68854 in Music
- Released on: 2001-01-02
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only musical unit of its kind in the United States military. Because it is charged to represent the musical history of the Army, the Corps extensively researches all of its music, and much of what it performs is arranged from original sources dating as far back as the 17th century. The Corps uses arranging techniques and styles of the 18th century to promote the maost authentic performance possible. The uniforms worn by the Corps are designed from regulations of the Continental Army and represent what fifers, drummers and buglers would have worn during the 18th century. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is a special ceremonial unit in The Old Guard, the ceremonial escort to the President. In addition to ceremonies, the Corps performs traditional fife and drum music throughout the National Capital Region, including performances for visiting heads of state at the White House.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful CD
The Spirit of America is a great CD. It is made by the Old Guard's Fife and Drum Corps which is considered one of the best in the country. The CD has music with the Bugle, fife, snare drum, and base drum. I highly recommend this CD.
Don't pay money for this CD
You can download this CD for free from the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps website. All military recordings are public domain and not intended for sale.
Skilled players, but hardly traditional...
A well recorded CD of expertly played pieces. The drum parts are not traditional, but show some rather contemporary, even funky, syncopated accent influences. The addition of single valve bugles is a weird intrusion for those expecting "fife and drum' music. I like the sound, but it's not what I was looking for.
They're very good at what they do and be warned--what they do isn't traditional fife and drum music.
But they are excellent. I like it even though it stirs up no feelings of historical... uh... anything.
